01-Rowe-45233.qxd 3/26/2007 12:53 PM Page 1 1 LEADERSHIP—WHAT IS IT? CEOs tell us that their most pressing need is for more leaders in their organizations—not the consummate role-players who seem to surround them. —Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones G ary Yukl (2006) defines leadership as “the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it‚ and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives”
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to the organization‚ fierce competition and dynamic customer preference‚ which force the organization to adapt with the changes in order to survive and succeed. Facing fierce competitions‚ the organization needs the leaders who can adapt with those dynamic competitions. In organizational context‚ leadership is one of the factors that determine the organizational competitiveness in global and local economy and leadership can be seen as the essential instrument in achieving the organization strategies
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Merriam-Webster defines the term ‘profit’ as “the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something.” Likewise‚ ‘consistent’ is defined as “continuing to happen or develop in the same way.” Both words are fairly common and do not draw much attention in and of themselves. The combination of the two however‚ that is‚ ‘consistent profitability’ is a much less spoken phrase‚ particularly in the world of business. With the emergence of the global market and the ever-changing economy‚ most businesses
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(Emotional Stability)‚ Intellectance (Curious/Inquisitive) Cognitive skills: Involve good judgement‚ foresight‚ intuition‚ creativity‚ and the ability to find meaning and order in ambiguous‚ uncertain events. Competencies: are frequently used to describe desirable attributes for managers in a particular company or profession. Ex. Social intelligence‚ Emotional Intelligence‚ Learning Ability Conceptual skills: General analytical ability‚ logical thinking‚ relativity in idea generation and problem
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Summary of Leadership for Organizations John V. Duran MGT/LDR 380 Leadership for Organizations Ray Levesque November 7‚ 2004 Summary of Leadership for Organizations Leadership for Organizations has been a very interesting and enlightening class for me. I thoroughly enjoyed learning new theories‚ approaches‚ styles and ethical concepts on the topic of leadership. My personal leadership perspective‚ style and approach are derived from several styles and approaches. From a style standpoint
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Categories and types of leadership Leadership is a quality a person may have. One can categorize the exercise of leadership as either actual or potential: * actual - giving guidance or direction‚ as in the phrase "the emperor has provided satisfactory leadership". * potential - the capacity or ability to lead‚ as in the phrase "she could have exercised effective leadership"; or in the concept "born to lead". In both cases‚ as a result of the constancy of change some people detect within
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Leadership in organizations Me Goso LDR 531 4/10/2013 Stewart Segall Leadership in organizations Leadership is a term with a variety of definitions depending on the context that it’s been defined. One common definition of leadership is “the behavior of an individual directing the activities of a group toward a shared goal.” The following paragraphs would elaborate on one major approach of studying leadership‚ its strengths and weakness‚ and an example in which it was used in an organization
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REPORT ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE LEADERSHIP There is a fundamental difference in the definitions of change management and change leadership. Change management is an embodiment of processes and mechanisms that are designed by an organization to effect transformation within the ranks of an organization. Another process that is often mistaken with change management is change leadership‚ although the two processes might have the same conation‚ change leadership involves planning and implementing
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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? We have heard stories about leaders who changed the course of history‚ leaders who have inspired the change we see in the world we live in today and leaders who are still remembered long after their death for the legacy they left behind. So what is leadership?This question can be asked to a group of leaders from various disciplines and their answers will not be the same. Leadership has been evolving over the time and they still share similar common themes. This essay discusses
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1. What are the attributes of having an unique culture Vs. a common culture? Organizational culture can be understood as a set of values and basic assumptions‚ developed collectively and that guide organizational behavior. Directs the way to perceive‚ think and feel the reality within the organization‚ as it serves as a model for dealing with the problems of adaptation and interaction. Organizational culture can be understood through: Observable artifacts (manifestations of an organization’s
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